Lizzie Demands a Seat!: Elizabeth Jennings Fights for Streetcar Rights Juvenile Nonfiction Poetry Diversity & Multicultural Girls & Women A swashbuckling tale of friendship

A swashbuckling tale of friendship

James McBride

International Reading Association winner

and writing from the country itself tell stories that are powerful and illuminating

Lizzie Demands a Seat!: Elizabeth Jennings Fights for Streetcar Rights Juvenile Nonfiction Poetry Diversity & Multicultural Girls & Women A swashbuckling tale of friendshipIn 1854, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Jennings, an African American schoolteacher, fought back when she was unjustly denied entry to a New York City streetcar, sparking the beginnings of the long struggle to gain equal rights on public transportation. One hundred years before Rosa Parks took her stand, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Jennings tried to board a streetcar in New York City on her way to church. Though there were plenty of empty seats, she was denied entry,